Re: bcmod()

On Tue, 2003-06-17 at 11:42, Thomas Bolioli wrote: > The docs (see below) for bcmod() are rather skimpy. Does anyone have a > clue as to how it works. Basically I want to do this (below code). PS: I > am new to PHP but not to programming in general. > Tom Unless you're using arbitrary-precision math, the overhead of using bcmod() is probably not worth it. In general you would just use the modulus operator '%': http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.operators.arithmetic.php bcmod(a, b) is the arbitrary-precision version of a % b; At any rate, what is the code doing that you're not expecting? Torben > $i = 1; > while (something true){ > $modulus = the_modulus_of($i / 4); // does php do % instead of /? > if($modulus == 0){ > do_this_this_time(); > } > $i++; > } > > *bcmod* > > (PHP 3, PHP 4 ) > bcmod -- Get modulus of an arbitrary precision number > Description > string bcmod ( string left_operand, string modulus) > > Get the modulus of the left_operand using modulus. -- Torben Wilson <torben@php.net> +1.604.709.0506 http://www.thebuttlesschaps.com http://www.inflatableeye.com http://www.hybrid17.com http://www.themainonmain.com -----==== Boycott Starbucks! http://www.haidabuckscafe.com ====-----